The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-22
MANKATo FREE Press
FRIDAY, APRIL az, 1887.

al Mlnnesoa Lake, tnree remaining.
Geo. A. Clarke reports sale of - acres
in Sec. Is, T los, X %, 81 800.
The date of the Andrews Opera Co
has been changed TO April 18th and Goth
MIR. Lilly is improving the exterior
appearance of his pretty home will
paint.
Proposals will be received for tho
purchase of the Chapman book and sta.
tionery store up TO April 25th.
The frequent sight of transfer wagons
loaded with household goods tells of the
rapid approach of the moving season.
MIR. Bovee, of the Palace Barber
Shop, has engaged Mr.. Chas. Hildrith
for the season. Hildrith is good bar
Der.
st. Paul people are enjoying good
theatricals this week, the popular com
edians, Robson and Crane, play ing a
the Grand.
-Bequett 4 Ford are preparingto con
form TO the new liquor law. They art
making two rooms out of one by putin,
up partition.
Mr.. Meloy has fitted up neat hand
cart for the delivery of fish. Mr.. Meloy
catches his fish every morning and shows
up nice selection.
Preparations for "Children's Day."
which occurs early in May, will soon be
commenced by the various Sunday
schools of the city.
The young peoples social union OF
the NJ. Z. Church will meet at the par
sonage on Wednesday evening. A full
attendance is desired.
Alderman Wood has exhibited u
commendable streak of enterprise by
constructing new sidewalk in front of
his property on Byron street.
The maple sugar supper given Satur-
day evening in Klein's room by the Bap-
fist Sunday school was largely attended,
and is reported pleasant affair.
The lie Sueur Ne,rs says Mr.. Law
son of that city, has the contract to de-
liver Mr.. Roblee of Mankato, $4,000 for
est trees during the next season.
%. Little, Esq, is putting up tasty
yerandah about his residence. Mr.. l..
does not propose to be outdone in the
| identifying process So literally INDUCED
in by Mankatoites at present.
The Mankato Manufacturing Com
: pany is doing more extensive business
this Spring than ever before. Their ia
, cilities for doing work are equal to any
establishment of the kind in the State.
. Mr.. W. ii. Shepard was the first
man in Mankato TO learn of the verdict
of the jury in the Haddock trial Eleven
for acquittal, one for conviction, was
what his daughter wrote him from Sioux
City.
-NortLtieId Ne,cs: Messrs. Becker 4
Taylor, of Mankato, have been looking
over the Newell mill property this week,
and We understand have leased il for a
term of years. Mr.. Taylor is practical
miller.
Exchanges report that the shores of
he lakes in this part of the State, are
literally covered with dead fish. The
y low water and severe winter is said to be
of the finny tribe.
Moore, Piper x Co. have about con-
sumated the purchase of a plot ofground
on which they will erect their ware
house knd oil tanks. Work will be COM
menced at once OH the new buildings
and pushed toward TO completion as rap
idly as possible.
The new street car recently ordered
4. is expected to arrive daily. AS soon as
the new car can be used. the old cars
will be taken off one by one and thor
l,oughly refitted and reprinted. The Street
Railroad Co. is determined not TO have
any dingy or rough-looking cars on its
line.
A committee from Mankato Lodge
3No. Is /. o. o. +. are now canvassing the
city for sale of tickets 10 their hall dedi-
cation, banquet and ball to be held April
Z 26th. The society are entitled 10 the
it is hoped that every business man in
the city will purchase a ticket.
! The Jackson Republic is in favor of
letting Mankato furnish all the dry
goods for this part of the country, and
says If she could do it, it would be a
benefit to all, by centralizing the trade.
Correet-and by the way, Mankato il
already furnishing, not only dry goods,
but large share of all kinds of goods
used in the "region round about"
-Waseca Radical: Mankato is pros
pecting for natural gas. If they want il
sure the prospectors should tap j. I.
Williams or Maj. Clark.
No doubt the gentlemen named would
furnish the gas if necessary, as they are
always willing to do their utmost for the
benefit of Mankato's interests. If Wa
SEGA had few such men to boom her,
tinore might be some hope that the vii
lage would wake up a little.
-Arensdorf, the defendant in the
celebrated Haddock case, was formerly
a resident of this place. His father re
Isides about miles from this city a
present. By those who remember
Arensdorf, he is said to have been 4
hard working fellow and bore goot
reputation. Leader, another defender
in the case, formerly lived here and hal
relatives residing i'm this city at tn,
present time.
Mr.. Henry Pohl, who bought on
Clifton House billiard room, has CLOSED
that establishment, as he was unable Il
have the license of Mr.. Graves, the for
mer proprietor, transferred to him. Th'
place will probably remain closed until
the licenses IN July are granted, tin
council not having authority TO transfer
! license under the new law.
1t is currently reported that Scan
( dinavian paper will soon make its ap
pearance i'm Mankato. If there is an.
one thing more than another that Man
1 kato stands in need offs really suffer
ing fort is another weekly paper, ant
all will hail with pleasure the fact tina
this "long felt want" is soon to be sup
! phed. The DAILY FREE Press, anticipai
ing the advent of the new enterprise
wishes it unbounded success.
john G. Noe reports the sale of tn
house and lot on Lincoln Street of JuC
son S. Davis TO Daniel Williams, of Gal
den City, for s., 400. Wealso learn frol
Mr.. Noe that lot . of block 6, Waite
Roelofson,s addition was this day sold b
Geo. w. Detamore TO Frank Il. Skus
for 500 We also learn from him tin.